WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
After the King closed the port of Boston, Charleston sent ___________.
a)
Spies
b)
Loyalist
c)
Supplies, like rice and money
d)
Patriots
2.
The King paid for the French and Indian war, so he decided to ________ the colonist to get his money back.
a)
kidnap
b)
trick
c)
work
d)
Tax
3.
The ___________ placed a monpoly on tea and made the tea cheap. Only one company was allowed to sell tea.
a)
Paper Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Coercive Acts
4.
During the 1st Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the colonist ___________________.
a)
wrote a letter to the king.
b)
wrote the Declaration of Independence.
c)
Picked George Washington to be commander of the army.
d)
told the king how happy they were with the new taxes.
5.
What did the colonist do at the 2nd Continental Congress?
a)
wrote a letter to the king.
b)
wrote the Declaration of Independence and choose George Washington to be commander of the army.
c)
wrote a new tax
d)
told the king how happy they were with the new taxes.
6.
What did the King do to punish the colonist after the Boston Tea Party?
a)
He passed the Paper Act.
b)
He made the Tea Act.
c)
He drank a gallon of sweet tea.
d)
He made the intolerable acts.
7.
What document said that all men are created equal, and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
a)
The letter to the King
b)
The Intolerable Acts
c)
The Declaration of Independence
d)
Your social studies textbook
8.
The first direct tax on the colonist taxed paper. It was called the _________.
a)
Paper Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
9.
Who would have said, "No Taxation without Representation"?
a)
A loyalist
b)
A patriot
c)
The King
d)
The Royal Governor
10.
What did women do during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Fought against the British.
b)
Made weapons for the Patriots.
c)
Managed farms and plantations, served as nurses.
d)
Did nothing different, no change.
11.
Why did some colonist stay loyal to the king?
a)
They wanted to continue trade.
b)
The loved having taxes.
c)
They thought the king was awesome.
d)
They wanted to move back to England.
12.
Who supported the British because they were promised land in the West?
a)
The Patriots
b)
Women
c)
The Native Americans
d)
African Americans
13.
What did African Americans do during the war?
a)
Fought for the Patriots and earned their freedom.
b)
Continued to work as slaves or fought for the British.
c)
They were forced to fight by their masters.
d)
Many acted as nurses or messengers for the Loyalist.
14.
Loyalist supported ____________.
a)
Freedom
b)
the colonist
c)
the King
d)
less taxes
15.
Patriots supported ____________.
a)
Freedom
b)
the colonist
c)
the King
d)
more taxes
16.
This event happened when the colonist threw tea off of a ship to protest the Tea Act.
a)
The Boston Disco
b)
The Boston Tea Party
c)
The Intolerable Acts
d)
The Paper Act
17.
The Intolerable Acts (or Coercive Acts) ___________.
a)
Closed the port of Boston and took away the colonial assembly.
b)
made the king angry.
c)
made the colonist happy.
d)
closed the port of Charleston.
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